Written by There are many options when seeking hemroid treatment, we’ll take a look at the most commonly effective ones here.
* To avoid or minimize constipation, eat plenty of fiber and drink lots of water. If you have constipation it will put pressure on the muscles of your bowel and will worsen your hemroids.
Nuts, beverages, alcoholic drinks as well as hot foods make hemroid symptoms more severe. Try to avoid eating another type of food if you observe that it is making your hemroids worse and check if there is an improvement.
To get complete comfort, spend ten minutes placing ice on the affected spot and then the next 20 minutes, covering the area with a damp, warm cloth.
* Don’t wipe or rub after a bowel movement, instead, use unscented baby wipes to carefully pat down the area.
Keep active instead of remaining stationary in one spot,
* If you have a particularly bad flare up of the piles, bed rest will take pressure off the sphincter muscles and allow the hemroids to time to subdue.
Some get relief by taking sitz bath several times a day ,for that soak the affected area in warm water for about 15 minutes..
* Stop using any soaps or other products with dyes or perfumes; switch to products that don’t have as many chemicals.
Since sweating can aggravate hemroid symptoms, you should wear cotton undergarments to help your skin stay dry.
* Zinc is a skin protectant found in baby diaper rash cream that can be applied to both protect the delicate anal skin and to prevent itching.
* Suppositories like Tucks and Preparation H are a hemroid treatment to be used with serious caution since they can damage the anal area if you use it a long time, and they should not be used over 7 to 10 days.
You can find hydrocortisone creams at your local drugstore, these creams are anti-inflamitories and they help in itching and inflammation. If an over the counter treatment does not give you relief, you doctor can give you a stronger prescription.
* Most drugstores also offer numbing sprays that will help with the pain.
Unfortunately, everyone is not helped by these treatments. Many still suffer from the itching, burning, bleeding and pain of external and internal hemroids after trying traditional treatments. Even if the medications listed earlier do mask the symptoms, or offer short term relief, eventually the hemroids will return. There is a true hemroid treatment that exists, rather than masking the symptoms.You must to ask your doctor before beginning any hemroid treatment.
